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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Ah, after finishing his Roman/Arthurian series (which is quite brilliant and one of my favourite series) I patiently waited for the first of his Templar books to arrive. It did arrive and I quickly devoured it. What a beginning, and I say that because I realize this is a trilogy and so what we get here is the very beginnings of another generational story (as it begins in 1099 at the formation of the knights templar, and we know from history that their demise did not occur until October on Friday the 13 of 1307 I believe). We get introduced, like the first two books of "A Dream of Eagles", to the forefathers of the story, Hugh De Payens, Godfrey St. Omer, and Stephen St. Clair (along with… Read more
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
The first mistake those who have reviwed this one so far have made is that they are not realizing what this book is. Simply put this is not a standalone book the way the others in the series so far could be. The story here is overture. This is the opening act to the final and 7th book in the series, and only that. This is (as said above in the subject line of the review is Rowlings "Empire Strikes Back". This is the book where the evil side wins. Whereas in almost all the previous books the bad guys have either lost outright at the end and been vanquished, or they have made gains, but at great cost (ie. Book 4: Voldemort killed Cedric, but Harry got away and wasn't supposed to)… Read more
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Okay, in my review of GotM I said you'd keep reading, and if you are reading this it means either you did, or you are thinking about it. Think no longer, do it! You really can describe this series like a motorcycle, it just keep accelerating to breakneck speeds. This book takes place on an entirely different continent under Malazan rule, and concerns some new characters (amongst which is Ganoes Paran's youngest sister Felisin), but also has a few Bridgeburners (Kalam & Fiddler), and other known names from the 1st book (Apsalar/Sorry, Crokus, and Moby). While the scope of characters grows ever larger, so does the plot. It is in this book that you can see the slow and gentle weave of… Read more
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